China is trying to stamp out the outdated and expensive practice of husbands having to pay a bride price to the family of the woman they want to marry. Photo: Getty
China’s bride prices still rising despite crackdowns on outdated sexist custom for rights to a woman’s labour and her body
- Staggering amounts are demanded by some families in a backwards tribal custom allowing ownership of a woman’s body that is still popular in some areas of China
- Soaring bride prices remain a public concern in China, especially in rural areas where a surplus of men means many remain single.
China is trying to stamp out the outdated and expensive practice of husbands having to pay a bride price to the family of the woman they want to marry. Photo: Getty
